Do you think pre kinder is necesary?

Question

Do you think pre kinder is necesary?

Answer 1

Yes,....

Your child will benefit from social interactions with children that she/he will meet in the next years. The bigger and better head start that your child has the better he/she will do in school.

If your child is less worried about social aspects, structural aspects and/or any of the other parts of kidnergarten then he/she will be able to spend that saved energy on the other parts of school.... academics ect....

Answer 2

I think children should be at home sharing quality time with mother/father until school age IF possible of course.  This is best

Answer 3

Pre-K is not necessary if you provide lots of stimulation  at home. Reading regularly with your child and being with them and talking about the world they're in and how things work anywhere is most helpful. Your keenness to have them learn as much as they want in as many areas as they can is the key!

Answer 4

i think so due to it gives your child a head start in what to expect for kinder I sent all 3 of my children and they loved it as well as myself They learn a lot and learn how to meet they have a great time being out of home and learning something new

Answer 5

I struggled with this last summer. My son turned four and he is quite advanced for his age. I thought that Pre K would be a waste for him because he know all of his letter and sounds, colors, numbers to 100 etc...

In any case, I enrolled him at the Public School, and it was the best decision I have made.

Socially, he has really blossomed. He is more independent, and has made so many new friends. He woke up excited about going to school and when I picked him up in the afternoon, he was still very happy albeit sleepy:)

He has just finished his year in Pre K , and I couldn't be happier.

Go with how you truly feel.Just be confident that it won't hurt your child, and you can expect some marvelous things to happen.

Answer 6

absolutely

Answer 7

It all depends on how much time you want to put into your kid,

to prepare them.  they learn a lot in pre k.

They learn their letters, how to use scissors and glue properly, begin letter formation and some even begin to read and wright in pre k.  not to mention their numbers, shapes, how to use a calandar, colors,  learn to control coloring keeping it in the lines.  

Much less the social skills needed.

If you can give your child all that then no it is not necasarry but if you don't have the time to make sure your kid knows all this then yes it is.

Many kindergarten classes move very quickly and kids get left behind easily.  In kindergarten my son was taught to read, add, subtract, count by tens and twentys and began wrighting sentences using proper puncuation.  pretty much a kid is expected to recognize and write most of their letters and numbers how to count to 20 recognize their shapes.

My son came home day one with reading home work which was a short story conisting of one or two sentences on a page.  with one or two words represented by a picture in the sentence.

I would say yes that pre k is necesary.  They really are getting a lot put on them to have to also learn proper calss behavior and to be behind  also.

You can teach your child all this yourself also, by taking them to story hour at the local library letting them experience having to sit still and listen.  knowing when to talk or when not to.

There are also programs that allow a lot of parental involvement that are just as good.  Head Start is a great program that encourages parental involvment.   AThey also have a home based program where a teacher will come to your home  and work with your child.  If you don't want to let them go to the school.  it is also free.

Answer 8

Absolutely...even the organizations that do not actually teach.  It still has a learning exp. for young children. Even a small child that stays at home w/ mom (teaching them ABCs and 123s) needs to spend some time amongst others kids and away from mommy.

Answer 9

Not necessarily. You certainly can prepare your child at home. What is necessary is that your child has experience being away from you and with groups of kids. Kindergarten has turned into a high stakes First Grade and many teachers don't have the time or energy to deal with kids with separation problems or kids who don't know how to function in a group. This means being able to share, follow instructions, wait your turn, and not insist on being the center of attention. Look for library story hours, activities at places like museums and science centers, and play dates with other kids to help with this. A nice compromise would be a traditional three half days a week nursery school.

     In the meantime, read to your child and expose him/her to as many new experiences as possible. Teach colors, numbers, letters etc. by pointing them out in daily situations. Let him help you match socks, set the table, find grocery items to match the ones in the weekly circular. Give her some responsibilities. A child that young can help clear the table, make sure his laundry is in the basket, pick up her toys, and give the cat water. A little educational TV, things like Dora and Sesame Street , is ok. Don't feel you have to be amusing or teaching your child all the time. Learning to keep yourself amused is a valuable skill.

Answer 10

Absolutely!  Pre-kinders learn to get along with other students and learn to leave their moms at the door without crying and throwing tantrums!  The kindergarten curriculum assumes that kids know some of their letters, how to write their names, their colors, how to hold pencils and crayons properly, how to use scissors, share with other kids, how to listen to stories in group settings, beginning concepts of print, etc.  Students who come into kindergarten now knowing these things will be at the bottom of the class if there are students who did go to a good pre-k program in the class!  While you can give a lot of this to your child at home, they will miss the socialization of classmates and may not easily break away from you and go willingly into the classroom without you!  As a kindergarten teacher, I can tell within a few minutes on the first day who has and who has not attended pre-k!

Answer 11

Never hurts! Gives a good intro to social skills as well as academic readiness. As long as the child id not sitting @ home in front of a TV,but is playing w/friends, reading, singing, dancing, counting, cooking with mom etc it's a great way to stay @ home for an extra year.

Answer 12

It depends on the child but mostly it is. My great niece was in special preschool from the time she was little and when she got to regular preschool she was held back because she still hadn't learned to play with other children. She has Down Syndrome and had spent too much time with her parents and therapists and not enough with other children. Now she is 8 and doing great in school with a lot of special attention. She wouldn't approach other children to play but they gave her a jump rope so other kids would approach her.

She didn't need preschool to learn things like sounding out the letters and numbers or shapes and colors. Her speech therapist taught her the numbers, letters, colors in sign and in words and by 5 she could talk in words and spell phonetically.

Now she speaks only in words no more sign language.

Answer 13

No, at least not in an organized pre-school setting.

I think preschoolers are better off at home with their parents, playing with playdough, being read to, looking at bugs, planting flowers, talking about why the sky is blue, and all the other things they do if they are just given the chance to spend those years with a loving, attentive parent.  That said, since not all parents are attentive, if the choice is between sitting in front of the TV being ignored or going to a good preschool, the preschool is the better option.

Answer 14

In todays society I think preschool is necessary. It provides social interaction with the childs peer group, the opportunitity to learn to listen to an adult other than direct friends and family, and exposure to early academic skills such as the alphabet, numbers, writing, etc.